Which to use
“àquela” and “àqueles” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,603
- “àquela” frequency rank
- #9,604
- “àqueles” frequency rank
- 19207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | àquela | àqueles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo aquela | contração da preposição a com o pronome aqueles |
Letter map: àquela vs àqueles
Shared letters muted; letters that set àquela and àqueles apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. àquela runs 6 letters (VCVVCV) against àqueles's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - àquela / àqueles
àquela and àqueles are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
àquela is recorded at frequency rank #9,603, classified as acontraction. àqueles is at rank #9,604, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /a.ˈke.liʃ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19207, this pair ranks #51,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of àquela vs àqueles
Shared letters: elquà. Private to "àquela": a. Private to "àqueles": s.
"àquela" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "àqueles" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "àquela" and "àqueles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "àquela" vs "àqueles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "àquela" vs "àqueles" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "àquela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "àqueles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "àquela" and "àqueles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "àquela vs avelã". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.